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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Patterson (ranked 4560 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Whelter (ranked 23854 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Whelter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patterson back to the cage. Whelter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whelter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whelter is looking to chop away at Patterson's legs.
Whelter tries to score with a low kick but Patterson moves his leg out of the way.
Whelter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patterson misses with the combination.
Whelter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Patterson.
Patterson tries to bum rush Whelter with a series of wild strikes but Whelter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whelter connects with a body shot.
Whelter jabs at Patterson's body.
Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joey Whelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson drops Whelter with a beautiful combination! Whelter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Patterson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Joey Whelter has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelter. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Whelter moves away and avoids it.
Whelter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whelter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whelter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson needs to keep his hands up - Whelter had a free shot at his head there.
Patterson throws a series of punches but Whelter moves out of range.
Patterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whelter.
Whelter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whelter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whelter digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Whelter slips under a jab.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whelter circles away quickly and effectively.
Patterson moves out of range of the body kick from Whelter.
Whelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Whelter should have avoided that one.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whelter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whelter with the counter takedown but Patterson avoids it easily.
Whelter takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Whelter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Patterson misses with a combination
and Whelter counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patterson is looking to chop away at Whelter's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelter throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson moves out of range as Whelter throws a body kick.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelter misses with a wild body shot.
Whelter tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whelter misses with a body kick.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whelter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whelter with the counter takedown but Patterson avoids it easily.
Whelter lands a two punch combo.
Whelter swinging wildly here.
Patterson is looking for a counter combo.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whelter lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Whelter scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Whelter.
Patterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whelter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whelter misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whelter throws a head kick that misses.
Whelter looks winded!
Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whelter misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whelter throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whelter swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whelter throws a push kick but Patterson slaps the foot to one side.
Patterson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whelter digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Whelter avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Whelter tries to counter it with a takedown but Patterson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whelter lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelter. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whelter avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whelter walks into a left hand.
Patterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Whelter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whelter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Whelter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelter dodges the punch combination from Patterson.
Patterson connects with a crisp jab.
Patterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patterson moves out of range of the body kick from Whelter.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches.
Whelter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelter taking a breather.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelter punishes Patterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Joey Whelter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whelter is looking to land body kicks.
Whelter is looking to land body kicks.
Patrick Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whelter.
Patterson tries to clinch but Whelter is having none of it.
Whelter blocks a head kick by Patterson.
A head kick misses from Whelter.
Patterson misses with a wild combination.
Whelter misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Patterson.
Whelter throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Whelter throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Whelter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson throws a big counter combination but Whelter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whelter throws a series of strikes that have Patterson backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whelter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Whelter.
Whelter scores with a jab to the body.
Whelter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whelter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Whelter wants to counter with a clinch but Patterson pushes him away.
Whelter slips a jab and a cross from Patterson.
Whelter tries to counter with a clinch but Patterson shakes him off and moves away.
Patterson throws a nice looking combination but Whelter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whelter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelter works the jab nicely.
Whelter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whelter misses the shot to the body.
Whelter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Whelter avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whelter throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson scores with a nice right hand.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whelter circles away quickly and effectively.
Whelter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
As Whelter looks to move away, Patterson throws a big counter combo but Whelter just gets out of the way.
Whelter throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Whelter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whelter throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Whelter is out of range.
Nice cross by Whelter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whelter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Whelter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whelter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whelter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Whelter.
Whelter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whelter.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Whelter moved out of range nicely.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson is looking to counter the offense by Whelter and move into the clinch.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whelter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Whelter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Whelter fails to land with a series of punches.
Whelter throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Patterson wants to land a leg kick but Whelter is out of range.
Whelter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Patterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whelter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whelter throws a push kick but Patterson slaps the foot to one side.
Patterson stuns Whelter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whelter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson moves out of range as Whelter throws a body kick.
Patterson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whelter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patterson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Whelter cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whelter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Whelter.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Whelter lands with a cross.
Whelter throws a combination. Patterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Patterson scores with a nice right hand.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Whelter moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whelter swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whelter on the side of the head.
Whelter avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Whelter misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Whelter.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whelter's head backwards.
Patterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whelter looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Patterson is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelter looks for the body kick but Patterson saw that one coming.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whelter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Whelter both land. Nice combination.
Whelter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whelter misses with an uppercut
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whelter throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whelter misses with a body shot.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whelter moves away.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Whelter avoids it well.
Whelter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whelter throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Whelter.
Whelter tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Whelter scores with a four punch combination!
Whelter looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
A cross from Patterson lands.
Patrick Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Patterson.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson sets himself, and Whelter steps forward looking for the clinch! Patterson avoids it this time.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Whelter lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whelter tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joey Whelter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whelter slips a straight right by Patterson.
Whelter wants to counter the offense by Patterson and move into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Whelter.
I've got Whelter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Whelter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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